Pihanjin - Chapter 35

The Prince of Qi was welcomed into the city by the ceremonial officials of Changsha.

The Xuan chariot he rides is tall and gorgeous, with six riders on both sides, and after the chariot, there are hundreds of guards. Although the group came after a long journey, they still had a clear guard of honor and an extraordinary style.

The king of Qi has a special position and is the head of the vassal king. Now even Empress Liu has to give him some face. Since Changsha became a state, it is located in the remote south and has not had many contacts with many vassal states. Nian was in an unfavorable situation. When the people heard that the prince of Qi Wangfu had come at this time, they came out to watch. The streets were full of people, and the line went all the way, attracting a lot of attention.

Lu Lin was waiting at the gate of the palace and saw the team arrive. In the horse-drawn car, a young man dressed in Chinese clothes and face like a crown of jade was helped down. He was ill and knew that it was Zhao Xitai, so he rushed up to meet him.

The purpose of Zhao Xitai’s trip to Changsha is to seek medical treatment. Mu Xuanqing greeted him with the above ceremony and held a banquet to welcome the wind. That night, the banquet hall was brightly lit, and a hundred officials of Changsha State were on the table. Although Zhao Xitai did not drink alcohol due to his health, he apologized repeatedly for this, claiming that he was disrespectful.

He smiled at Yan Yan, with a humble attitude and no airs, and immediately won the favor of all the officials of Changsha. The guests and the host enjoyed themselves together that night. Compared with the evening banquet when Xie Changgeng came last year, both the atmosphere and the reception The level of welcome is like a world apart.

Zhao Xitai was arranged to live in the guest house specially designed for the guests of the Mu family’s palace that night. Early the next morning, Lu Lin came to look for him, saying that she had sent someone to Junshan and asked Yaoweng to come down to see him. Zhao Xitai immediately said: “This is No way! As I walked along the way, people along the way mentioned the name of the genius doctor, and they were all grateful to Dade. He is a highly respected old man, and I came here to seek medical treatment. How can I ask the genius doctor to come to me? pay a visit to.”

He was willing to let go of his body and go over by himself, and Lu Lin naturally could not ask for it, so she personally led the way and took Zhao Xitai to the bottom of the mountain by boat.

Zhao Xitai took only one steward, took the carriage up the mountain, arrived at the Yaolu, and sincerely sought medical treatment from Yaoweng.

Medicine Weng doctors are benevolent, and they spend half their lives hanging pots to help the world. After taking a closer look for Zhao Xitai, he said, “Although the eldest son is naturally weak, if he hadn’t been eager to see results and misused strong medicines, his symptoms would not have reached this point. Now that the poison in the body is not dissipated, I can try to replace the eldest son first. Apply acupuncture and remove the poison to see the aftermath.”

Zhao Xitai was overjoyed, thanked Yaoweng repeatedly, and smiled at Lu Lin: “I came here specially to seek medical treatment. The scenery of lakes and mountains in your land is very different from other places, making people feel like entering Penglai, and they can live here for a long time. The body is really a great blessing to me, and the King of Changsha and Lu Xiang don’t think I am disturbing.”

Lu Lin heard him compliment Changsha for being a good place, and she was naturally happy, and her impression of him became more and more good. He smiled and said, “Your Highness is very polite. You can’t expect a distinguished guest like Your Highness on weekdays. I just hope that Your Highness will be well and live up to the trip.”

On the same day, Lu Lin came back to report to Mu Xuanqing, saying that for the convenience of Yao Weng’s daily treatment, Zhao Xitai stayed in the Yao Lu.

Zhao Xitai came here in April, and the medicine man treated him every day. After a month, he stopped the acupuncture, saying that he only needed to take the medicine and adjust it slowly. With time, his condition would improve.

Mu Fulan naturally knew the news.

She didn’t want to have any unnecessary meetings with Zhao Xitai, knowing that he had not been there for more than a month after he was living in the medicine house for treatment and recuperation.

That night, she had just slept with Xi’er, and the maid came to report that the steward beside Zhao Xitai had entered the city to ask her for an urgent matter.

Mu Fulan got up and went out. The steward saw her and asked for help. He said that Yao Weng went down the mountain two days ago, and he was not in the Yao Lu. Unfortunately, the prince suddenly fell ill tonight. He heard from Ah Da in the Yao Lu that the Weng Master would also see a doctor. Can take the liberty to come here and ask her to go to the rescue.

Mu Fulan agreed, told him to wait a moment, went in in a hurry, went back to the room, and said to his son, “Xi’er, Master Shi is not in the medicine house, there is a patient there, and my mother wants to go to see a doctor. My mother called Mu’s mother here. With you, you go to bed first, okay?”

Xi’er nodded at first, hesitated, and said softly, “Mother, can you take me with you?”

“I won’t bother you to see a doctor.”

After she came back from Hexi, she had a feeling that her son was very sticky to her. Especially at night, when it gets dark, if he can’t see himself, he doesn’t seem to be able to sleep peacefully.

She looked at her son looking eagerly at her little eyes, softened her heart, nodded and said, “Alright, my mother will take you with you. You have to be obedient and don’t run around.”

“I know!”

Xi’er’s small face showed a happy expression, and she responded loudly, and the person burrowed out of the bed.

Mu Fulan and the maid helped him get dressed, took him out of the palace, called his entourage, drove out of the city, and took a ferry to Junshan.

She hurried to the Yaolu, let the maid accompany Xi’er, and came to Zhao Xitai’s house by herself.

There were two maids standing outside the door, candles were lit in the room, Zhao Xitai closed his eyes, and he was lying on the bed.

The steward entered and softly called “Shizi”.

Zhao Xitai slowly opened his eyes and saw Mu Fulan arrived, his eyes lit up and he was about to sit up when he got up.

Mu Fulan told him to lie down without having to get up, walked to the side, and asked him how he felt. After looking, hearing, asking, and cutting it off, it was quickly determined that it was just a symptom of cold and mild heat.

If an ordinary person’s constitution is good, they don’t need to take medicine. After a few days, they will be fine. Considering that his physique is weaker than ordinary people, he must dispel wind and relieve fever in time.

Mu Fulan prescribed a medicine for him. There are ready-made medicinal materials in the medicine house. Ada took the recipe and grabbed it. The medicine was quickly put on the stove and fried.

Zhao Xitai stared at Mu Fulan with guilt in his eyes.

“It’s my fault that I accidentally caught a cold. It’s just a trivial matter, but the people below make a fuss. I’m tired of you coming all the way here. It’s really hard for you.”

The steward had a terrified look on his face and couldn’t stop blaming himself.

Mu Fulan smiled and told Zhao Xitai to rest early after taking the medicine, and then walked out.

The steward came out and begged: “Can Lord Weng stay here for the time being? The son’s body has improved a few days ago. It’s useless for us as servants. We didn’t take good care of the son, so he was given birth again. I have this disease. Yao Weng is not here, that Ah Da can only accept medicines and not see a doctor. It is a long way from here to the city. I am afraid that Weng is mainly gone, and if he gets sick again.”

Incessantly begging.

It was already dark, and the distance from the city to here is really not close, and there is still a waterway.

Mu Fulan also didn’t want to take Xi’er on the night road, and there was already her house in the Yaolu, and she was like half a master here. He said, “I’ll stay, don’t worry.”

The steward breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him again and again.

Mu Fulan asked someone to tidy up her house and spent the night with Xi’er that night.

Early the next morning, she went to see Zhao Xitai.

Zhao Xitai had already stood up, and he seemed to be in good spirits, but the burning sensation was still not completely down.

He is the master, he is a guest, and he knows that he has been frail since childhood. Although it was a minor illness, before he recovered, Mu Fulan did not dare to take care of him. He sent someone back to the city to talk to Mr. Lu, and he stayed and didn’t leave for the time being.

Xi’er didn’t want to go back first, so it was up to him.

She re-prescribed the auxiliary medicine for Zhao Xitai, slightly adjusted the dose, and told him to rest well. When there was nothing else to do during the day, she went to work in the medicine garden behind.

The season is early summer and the weather is getting warmer. Not only the herbs are thriving in the medicine garden, but so is the barnyard grass.

Xi’er followed behind her, helping her to pull the grass for a while, and wipe her sweat for a while, like a hard-working little bee, flying around happily.

Mu Fulan asked Ada to get a plaque for him.

“I’m going, I’m going! I know where it is! I’ve helped my teacher get it before!”

Xi’er shouted, dropped the weeds in her hand, turned around and ran.

Mu Fulan turned her head and looked at his back and ran in, as if she was afraid that Ah Da would rob him of something, so she couldn’t help laughing.

“Young master, slow down, don’t fall!” Ah Da was going to chase.

Mu Fulan said: “It doesn’t matter, let him get it.”

Xi’er ran into the house, quickly found the plaque, carried it back, and stopped when she reached the door.

He saw the man who had invited his mother to see a doctor standing in front of him, blocking his way.

Others call him the prince, Xier knows.

The prince looked at him, with a gentle smile on his face, beckoned to him and motioned for him to go over.

Xi’er stood and didn’t go over.

The prince walked over by himself, stopped in front of him, bent down, raised his hand, and a crystal jade pendant appeared in his hand like a conjuration.

Xi’er had seen it in the morning, this jade pendant was hanging on the prince’s belt, and it was his personal object.

“Are you Xi’er?” He said with a smile, “My surname is Zhao, and I am the heir of Prince Qi’s mansion. I like you very much, so this is a gift for you. Do you like it?”

Xi’er looked at the prince of Qi who was smiling and looked at him for a while, but didn’t speak at first. Seeing that he raised his other hand, as if he was about to reach out to touch his head, he took a step back and said, “Thank you, Shizi. But my mother said yes, I can take it.”

Zhao Xitai was startled.

After Xier finished speaking, she walked over in front of him.

After this day passed, Zhao Xitai’s illness still did not improve much. That night, Mu Fulan continued to live in the medicine house.

She hugged her son’s soft body curled up in her arms, suddenly felt him move a few times, opened her eyes, and asked him, “Why are you still not sleeping?”

Xi’er brought her mouth to her ear and said, “Mother, that prince, does he also like you, like General Yuan?”

Mu Fulan was startled, and immediately said, “Xi’er, don’t talk nonsense.”

Xi’er hesitated and said, “I see him secretly looking at you during the day. When he looks at you, he doesn’t blink. General Yuan is like that.”

“They keep looking at you like that!”

He repeated it, with a little indefensible stubbornness in his tone. After speaking, he fell silent.

Mu Fulan finally came back to her senses, hurriedly put his small body in her arms, and coaxed him: “It’s really Xi’er who misunderstood. Mother, Shizi, and General Yuan, it doesn’t matter. Mother likes it. Yes, you are the only one, Xi’er.”

Following her words, the little man in her arms seemed to finally be relieved, and her eyes became brighter again.

“Did you sleep well?”

Mu Fulan smiled and kissed his forehead.

Xi’er immediately closed her eyes obediently.

Mu Fulan pulled the quilt for him and closed her eyes. After a while, I felt the little man in my arms move again.

“Mother, Xi’er has figured it out. It doesn’t matter. In the future, if mother also likes someone, Xi’er will like her just like her mother.”

Mu Fulan opened her eyes in surprise, and met Xi’er’s eyes full of sincere and pure emotion that looked at her in front of her. Her heart was filled with infinite tenderness intertwined with bitterness and sweetness.

She resisted the urge to cry, hugged her son tightly in her arms, and said, “Go to sleep, mother is with you.”